Cattle-treating apparatus



June 24, 1930. J. SNYDER 1,767,560

CATTLE TREATING APPARATUS Filed Sept. 12, 1928 n+2 of y 4 45 'gFigpa avertical section on line 33 Patented June'24, 1930 chairmanamarindgrammes Application filekise teinber via, wa tes mes age, f I

y This inventionv relates to a device for applying treatmentmaterial toanimals, and While the same can be used for applying different kindsflofmaterial, in the embodiranged to applydiquidtothe animal. As is wellknown, itis in'oW desirable tospray "cattle and other animals andotherliquids; V

It is an object ,of 'this inVentiomgthere- "fore, to provide averysimple and eflicient meansoperated by the animal for applyingtreatment "material thereto.

It-isa further object of the invention to -provide adevice for applyingtreatment material to animals, comprising a :frame -li'aving a pluralityto of distributing means carried thereby adapted to project a sprayingmaterial onto the animal, a movable imeans at the bottom of said frameadapted j to be moved the animal, said latter means J fbeing connectedto'the distributing means for operating the same. v p

7 It's morespec'fi ally an objectof the "in- "v'ention to provide adeyi'cecomprising an openwork framehaving aplurality of nozthe latterwhen the platform is depressed.

I These and' other objects andadyantages 10f the invention will beful'lyset-forth in :the :following. description'made .in connection withthe accompanying drawings, in

' which like reference .charactersvrefer i to sim- ,ilar partsthroughoutthe several VieWsa-nd f .1 "g i 1 i w i ron re ye i n of he o.

v fdevicerm. I rig. 2 risayertieal section taken online Fig. 1, asindicated by: the arrows;

of "Fig; 2, as indicatedby the arrows; 'Fig.4=is a View-insideelevationof the operating member used and with insecticides j The cross member 10extends beyond" side members 10 and is disposedbetween outer j bottomsby across memberlO", which mem- I members: 'aS "ShOWIliji n Fig.

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'Figs. 3"to '5 bei 'gfsho'w'n on an enlarged scales j Referring gtojthedrawings; a treating maj chi'nefis shown; comprising a framemjem- I5*ment of the invention illustrated it"is ar-V' ,ber .110, and whilethis frame: may i befmade' 10f differentiorms, in theembo'd iment of theinvention? illustrated it, is fshOWIl 8 s of substan'ti'ally'rectangular form, haying the side members 10 and the top "cross member10.

side members 10,- thelatterbeing .connected some distance abovefcrossime'mb'er 10? by an upper cross member l0' lffllie I "side members10" are connected adjacent their ber rests upon spaced jbase mfem'bers'11 1 hich e t i "at, e t s at fr me ".19; h same being of trapezoidalshape and being connectedgat their ends by' the cross ntern bers '12.;Thesidememjbers 10* are provided adjacent their bottoms with slots 10through which proj ects a jjbar13 said "bar being normally elevated tothe top l of I slots ,10 by a paji'rgof coiled compression springs.

engaging the under side of isaid bar and r i a Y he'ir bottom 11 1 01 smbe i platform l5jsproy'ided, comprising two seetions hinged' atfifiheir' inner ends by inge is secured. to the ba -(13. The ends of thesections of platforni' lfi rest spe v y p'oi 't fiqbf urfa s' f m mbers-12 andjsaid platform'preferablyis provide'dwith transverse 'cleats'la'." "An operss leti g me b lcompifi ng ffie e 17 "hav ng,

ie' z r finsrr'es e nozzlesa'nd'yalvesbeing lield in f i i o .T mzzlesl9gxare proyided operating handles wh hlp i bl w r yfrom deme bers? '0?and are falsoficfonneeted*byj sho'rt cements orhosekecti'ons'filitovasupply pi lco P 22. The conduit 22 is connected to another supplyconduit 23 equipped with the shutoff valve 2 1. The handles 21) extendclose to the side members 17 of the frame 17 and are adapted to beengaged by operating members 25 secured to side members 17 by the bolts26 equipped with the wing nuts 28. The bolts 26 extend through slots 25in the members 25, so that the latter members may be vertically adjustedon members 17 by loosening and tightening the nuts 28. The frame member10 is also apertured to have secured therein the nozzles 18 secured tovalve members 19, which valve members are connected by the conduits 21to the supply pipe 22. The valve members 19 are springoperated andequipped with operating handles 29 which extend horizontally. Thesehandles 29 are disposed under operating members 30 secured to the topbar l7 by bolts 31 equipped with the wing nuts, 32. The bolts 31 extendthrough slots 30 in .members 30 so that said members may be verticallyadjusted on the bar 17 In operation, the supply conduit 28 will beconnected to a liquid supply such as a pump or a pressure or gravitytank. Valve 24 will be opened and the supply line 22 .will be filledwith the treatment material.

The valves 19, however, are in closed position and the material cannotpass out through the nozzles 18. An animal now passes through the frame10 between side L members 10 and treads upon the platform 15. The weightof the animal depresses this platform, the same swinging downwardly 1about the pivot of hinge 16 and the ends of the platform movingoutwardly on members 12. This depresses bar .13 against the tension ofspring 14: so that frame 17 is pulled 'downwardly, said frame beingguided by ber 10".

bar 13 and by its passage through'top mem- The contact members 25 aremoved downwardly against the handles 20 of the valves 19 and operatingmembers 30 are moved against handles 29 on the upper valve members 19.These valve handles are thus moved and the valves opened so that thetreatment material which is under pressure is sprayed out as indicatedin Fig. 1

. through the nozzles18. This takes place while the animal is on theplatform 15 and the body of the animal'is thus efiectively sprayed onpractically all'portions thereof. It will be noted that some of thenozzles project upwardly in a position to reach the gunder portionsoff-the body, while others i spray downwardly. in. effective position toform 15, the bar 13 is raised by springs 14 a and the operating-members25 and 30 are spray the top portions. The horizontally directed nozzlesspray the sides of the animal. When the animal passes off the platmoved.out of contact with the handles 20 and 29 respectively and the valvesare then rs m n n p m g being 6011-:

, passes therethrough. It is thus not necessary to hold the animals orkeep them in a stationary position while the spraying operation is beingperformed. It is obvious that differentnumbers of nozzles could be used,as conditions warrant. The device has been amply demonstratedin actualpractice and found to be very successful and efiicient.

It will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made inthe form, details, arrangement and proportions of the parts, withoutdeparting from the scope of applicants invention, which, generallystated, consists in a device capable of carrying out the objects aboveset forth, in the novel parts and combinations of parts disclosed anddefined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is 1 1. A device for applying treatment material toanimals having in combination, an openwork frame, a plurality of nozzlescarried in said frame and spaced about the top and sides of the same forprojecting ma-' terial onto said animal an operating memher for eachvnozzle, a supply pipe for said nozzles, a hinged platform at the bottomof said frame over which the animal passes, adapted to be depressed bythe weight of the animal, a resilient means normally holding saidplatform elevated, and a member guided in said frame and connected tosaid platform to be moved thereby, said member having means thereon forrespectively en-v pressure, nozzles secured to said conduit and disposedin spaced relation along said sides and along said top, said nozzlesprojecting to the inner portion of said sides to spray material inwardlyofsaid frame, an operating member for each of said nozzles, adjustableactuating members carried bysaid first mentioned operating member anddisposed adjacent each of saidlast mentioned operating members forengaging the same to open said nozzles when moved downwardly, saidnected to said platform whereby when said platform is depressed by ananimal being on the same, said first mentioned operating member is moveddownwardly and said nozzles actuated. In testimony whereof I affix mysignature.

JOE SNYDER.

